Newcastle University A beat Wooler 5-4 with Dan Biggins (2) John Hale, Charles Blockley and Simon Thorpe the scorers.

Bellingham were 1-0 winners over Rothbury, Mark Nixon the scorer.

Killingworth lost 1-0 at Lowick; Willington Quay Saints were unlucky to lose 1-0 to a late goal against Alnmouth; Fitzgeralds Whitley Bay lost 3-2 to Benfield Sports after leading 2-0; Newcastle IJLWB were beaten 2-1 by Wallsend; and New York were beaten 8-3 by Walker Central Under-18s despite having a hat-trick hero in Jim Spence.

Winlaton Vulcan Inn lost 1-0 in a Durham Minor Cup tie at home to Cockfield.